France: Lafarge and former CEO appeal conviction for financing armed groups in Syria

Date:: 28 Apr 2026
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On 28 April 2026, French cement company Lafarge and eight co-defendants, including former CEO Bruno Lafont, filed appeals against their conviction by the Paris Criminal Court for financing terrorist groups in Syria.

France: Landmark ruling finds Lafarge and former executives guilty of financing terrorism in Syria

Date:: 13 Apr 2026
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A Paris court has found cement company Lafarge and four former senior executives guilty of financing terrorism after establishing that the company made payments to armed groups during the Syrian civil war to keep its cement plant operating. Lafarge has been fined EUR1.125m, the maximum penalty, while the former executives have received prison sentences ranging from three to six years.

France: Lafarge convicted over financing armed groups in Syria

Date:: 13 Apr 2026
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A court in Paris has found Lafarge guilty of financing terrorism over payments made through its Syrian subsidiary to armed groups during the country’s civil war in order to keep its plant operational. The company’s former chief executive has been sentenced to six years in prison.

France : Le Parquet requiert plus d'1 million d'euros d'amende contre Lafarge pour financement du terrorisme en Syrie

Date:: 19 Dec 2025
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France: Lafarge trial over alleged payments to Syrian armed groups ends; verdict expected 13 April 2026

Date:: 19 Dec 2025
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The Paris Criminal Court has concluded the trial of Lafarge and former executives concerning alleged payments to armed groups during the Syrian civil war to keep the company’s operations running. The verdict is expected on 13 April 2026.

France: Trial against Lafarge and former executives over alleged financing of Syrian armed groups to begin this November

Date:: 3 Nov 2025
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The trial against Lafarge and former French executives for allegedly making payments to armed groups during the Syrian civil war to keep its operations running will take place before the Paris Criminal Court from the 4 November to 16 December 2025.

France: Lafarge seeks 200 million euros in damages from ex-CEO over payments to jihadist groups in Syria

Date:: 28 Jan 2025
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French cement giant Lafarge and its Swiss parent Holcim are suing former CEO Bruno Lafont and others for €200M in damages over payments made to jihadist groups in Syria. Lafarge pleaded guilty in the US in 2022, but Lafont denies involvement. A criminal trial awaits in 2025.

France: Lafarge and 8 individuals to stand trial for alleged "financing terrorism" in Syria

Date:: 16 Oct 2024
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"French investigating judges have ordered the cement group Lafarge to stand trial in criminal court on charges of financing terrorism... to keep a plant in Syria in operation until 2014..."

France: Lafarge and former executives set to face trial for alleged terrorism financing in Syria

Date:: 16 Oct 2024
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French company Lafarge and four former executives will stand trial for allegedly financing terrorist groups, including ISIS, and violating an embargo in Syria. The case involves payments made to armed groups to keep Lafarge's cement plant operating during the Syrian civil war.

France: Prosecutors recommend Lafarge face trial for terrorism financing in Syria

Date:: 9 Feb 2024
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French prosecutors have recommended that cement manufacturer Lafarge should face trial for allegations of financing terrorism due to its previous activities in Syria.

France: Supreme Court rules cement maker Lafarge can be charged with complicity in crimes against humanity for its activities in Syria

Date:: 16 Jan 2024
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The Supreme Court of France ruled that French cement maker Lafarge can be charged with complicity in crimes against humanity for its activities in Syria. The ruling is procedural, with the determination of substance and guilt yet to be established.

Lafarge in Syria: French Supreme Court issues decisive ruling on charges faced by the multinational

Date:: 16 Jan 2024
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"...[T]he French Supreme Court confirmed the charge of complicity in crimes against humanity against French cement manufacturer Lafarge (now part of Holcim group). However, the court dropped the charge of endangering the lives of its former Syrian employees..."

France: Judges close investigation into Lafarge's activities over allegations of financing of terrorism in Syria

Date:: 26 Jun 2023
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"The investigating judges in charge of the investigation into the activities of the Lafarge group in Syria closed the part on Thursday relating to suspicions of terrorist financing."

French court upholds Syria 'complicity in crimes against humanity' charge against Lafarge

Date:: 18 May 2022
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A French appeals court has confirmed cement giant Lafarge must face charges of complicity in crimes against humanity over alleged payoffs to Islamic State group and other jihadist groups during Syria's civil war

Charges Confirmed against Lafarge for Complicity in Crimes against Humanity in Syria

Date:: 18 May 2022
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"the Investigative Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeals decided: French multinational Lafarge is facing the charge of complicity in crimes against humanity..."

Group statement following court decision of Lafarge on 18 May 2022, Paris, France

Date:: 18 May 2022
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Décision sur la «complicité de crimes contre l'humanité» de Lafarge en Syrie le 18 mai 2022

Date:: 24 Mar 2022
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[vidéo] Episode 4 - Les multinationales en zones de conflits

Date:: 30 Nov 2021
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Information judiciaire sur les activités d’une société française pendant la guerre civile en Syrie

Date:: 7 Sep 2021
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Décision historique de la Cour de cassation sur la mise en examen de la multinationale Lafarge pour complicité de crimes contre l'humanité

Date:: 7 Sep 2021
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France's Lafarge loses ruling in Syria crimes against humanity case

Date:: 7 Sep 2021
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France's Court of Cassation overturned a decision by a lower court to dismiss charges brought against cement giant Lafarge for complicity in crimes against humanity in Syria's civil war.

Lafarge en Syrie : la justice rouvre la voie à des poursuites pour «complicité de crimes contre l’humanité»

Date:: 7 Sep 2021
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Historic victory before French Supreme Court on the indictment of multinational Lafarge for complicity in crimes against humanity

Date:: 7 Sep 2021
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French Supreme Court to examine dismissal of crimes against humanity charges in lawsuit against Lafarge re alleged abuses in Syria

Date:: 10 Jun 2021
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France : La Cour de cassation se penche sur l'annulation de la mise en examen de Lafarge pour « complicité de crimes contre l'humanité » en Syrie

Date:: 7 Jun 2021
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La justice française maintient la mise en examen de Lafarge mais annule le chef de complicité de crimes contre l’humanité

Date:: 7 Nov 2019
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France's Lafarge has charge of crimes against humanity lifted: lawyers

Date:: 7 Nov 2019
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Lafarge en Syrie : la justice reporte sa décision sur la validité des plaintes pour complicité de crime contre l'humanité

Date:: 24 Oct 2019
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LAFARGE – La Chambre de l’instruction rejette la recevabilité de Sherpa et ECCHR : Les associations se pourvoient en cassation

Date:: 24 Oct 2019
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Sherpa and ECCHR to appeal decision at French Supreme Court

Date:: 24 Oct 2019
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Le parquet français demande l'annulation d'une des mises en examen de Lafarge dans l'enquête sur le financement supposé de groupes terroristes en Syrie

Date:: 13 Jun 2019
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Soumis à un contrôle judiciaire en France, le groupe Lafargeholcim admet des manquements dans la gestion de sa filiale en Syrie

Date:: 20 May 2019
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Syrie : Des femmes yazidies victimes de l'Etat Islamique se portent parties civiles contre Lafarge dans l’affaire sur sa complicité présumée de financement du groupe terroriste

Date:: 3 Dec 2018
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France : Le ministre des affaires étrangères affirme dans son audition ne rien savoir des activités de Lafarge en Syrie

Date:: 31 Jul 2018
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France : Selon l'association derrière la plainte, la mise en examen de Lafarge illustre la necessité de progresser dans la judiciarisation des patrons des entreprises

Date:: 11 Jul 2018
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Landmark Decision in Lafarge Case

Date:: 28 Jun 2018
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Syrie: Deux ONG demandent que Lafarge soit poursuivi pour «complicité de crimes contre l'humanité»

Date:: 15 May 2018
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France : NGOs call for indictment of the company Lafarge for complicity in crimes against humanity

Date:: 15 May 2018
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Note de SHERPA et ECCHR sur une mise en examen de Lafarge pour complicité de crimes contre l'humanité

Date:: 15 May 2018
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Lafarge aurait versé près de 13 millions d'euros à des groupes armés en Syrie

Date:: 13 Dec 2017
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Lafarge paid 13 million euros to armed groups to keep operating in Syria, rights group say

Date:: 12 Dec 2017
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Financement du terrorisme en Syrie: la chronologie de l'affaire Lafarge

Date:: 10 Dec 2017
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Activités de Lafarge en Syrie: deux ex-responsables inculpés à leur tour

Date:: 8 Dec 2017
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LafargeHocilm reconnait et condamne «des erreurs inacceptables» en Syrie

Date:: 3 Dec 2017
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Lafarge en Syrie : trois cadres du cimentier mis en examen

Date:: 1 Dec 2017
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Un collectif de défense des chrétiens d'Orient dépose plainte en France pour complicité de crimes contre l'humanité contre Lafarge pour avoir financé Daech en Syrie

Date:: 26 Sep 2017
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Syrie : Un ex-responsable de Lafarge admet le versement d'argent à Daech pour la poursuite de ses activités dans le pays

Date:: 21 Sep 2017
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Etape importante dans l’affaire Lafarge en Syrie : Désignation de trois juges d’instruction

Date:: 13 Jun 2017
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Important step in the « Lafarge in Syria » case: Nomination of three investigative judges

Date:: 13 Jun 2017
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France launches judicial inquiry into activities of Lafarge over allegations of financing terrorist enterprise & endangering lives in Syria

Date:: 13 Jun 2017
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LafargeHolcim's CEO resigns following evidence of the company's indirect financing of armed groups in Syria

Date:: 16 May 2017
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38% des actionnaires de LafargeHolcim s'opposent à la décharge de la direction dans l’affaire du financement des groupes armés en Syrie

Date:: 8 May 2017
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LafargeHolcim concludes independent investigation into legacy Syria operations and issues summary of investigation findings

Date:: 24 Apr 2017
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Le patron de LafargeHolcim s'en va

Date:: 24 Apr 2017
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Lafarge Scandal Points to Difficulty for Businesses in War Zones

Date:: 24 Apr 2017
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Le Conseil d’administration de LafargeHolcim clôt l’enquête sur la Syrie et confirme les mesures correctives

Date:: 24 Apr 2017
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Lafarge in Syria: the conclusion of their internal report admitted the implication of the parent company

Date:: 24 Apr 2017
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Entretien avec la FIDH sur l’affaire Lafarge pour financement supposé de groupes armés en Syrie

Date:: 3 Mar 2017
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Syrie : LafargeHolcim reconnaît que son usine a financé des groupes armés

Date:: 2 Mar 2017
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Précisions de LafargeHolcim sur ses opérations en Syrie

Date:: 16 Nov 2016
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L’ONG Sherpa porte plainte contre Lafarge pour financement du terrorisme

Date:: 15 Nov 2016
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Lafarge poursuivi pour financement présumé de terrorisme, communiqué de Sherpa

Date:: 15 Nov 2016
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Plainte contre Lafarge en Syrie pour financement du terrorisme

Date:: 15 Nov 2016
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